1st Dark Angels build.

Dark Angels/Company of Hunters/Strike ForceShared

Dark angel wrath rock, my very first ever army build based off of the combat patrol I got for Christmas. Open to critiques, still learning and all that.

2031·Updated 2d ago by Bjorn's Fellhand

Strike Force2,000 limit

1,980pts

Units

Models

2/3

The read

Anti-horde sits in the top 3%, spread across the list.

«the top 3%» means above roughly 97% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

The shape, not the verdict. Area is not a score — two lists with the same area can play nothing alike. The bars beside it are the reading that counts, and each spoke is this list's percentile under baseline assumptions.

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 3% of lists

Top 3% · 9.69 per 100 pts · mostly Intercessor Squad (15%)

150 pts

Strength · Anti-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 6.03 per 100 pts · mostly Deathwing Knights (14%)

240 pts

Strength · Anti-elite

Exceptional against elite infantry — top 9% of lists

Top 9% · 3.06 per 100 pts · mostly Deathwing Knights (16%)

240 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageStrong

Answers 4 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringStrong

11 scoring bodies, 89 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 6 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerAdequate

Average T4.8, 4.0 W per model and 5 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

86weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-hordep97 ×.2

Anti-infantryp95 ×.2

Anti-elitep91 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-horde is the clearest answer here; Reach is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package2 read

Detachment ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Detachment

Masters of Manoeuvre

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

TALON STRIKE1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,980(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 11
Largest single investment: Deathwing Knights(12%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeIntercessor Squad15%
17 units contribute
anti-infantryDeathwing Knights14%
17 units contribute
anti-eliteDeathwing Knights16%
17 units contribute
anti-armourDeathwing Knights19%
17 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike6
FLY5
Anti-VEHICLE3
Anti-MONSTER1
Battleline2

Leader groups

Azrael → Intercessor Squad
Captain in Gravis Armour → Eradicator Squad with Heavy Bolters
Captain with Jump Pack → Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs
Chaplain with Jump Pack → Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs
Ancient → Intercessor Squad

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

9Good4Possible5Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

A Grievous Blow
A Tempting Target
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Defend Stronghold
No Prisoners
Overwhelming Force
Secure No Man's Land

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Forward Position
Plunder

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Outflank

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.

The read

Anti-horde sits in the top 3%, spread across the list.

«the top 3%» means above roughly 97% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 3% of lists

Top 3% · 9.69 per 100 pts · mostly Intercessor Squad (15%)

150 pts

Strength · Anti-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 6.03 per 100 pts · mostly Deathwing Knights (14%)

240 pts

Strength · Anti-elite

Exceptional against elite infantry — top 9% of lists

Top 9% · 3.06 per 100 pts · mostly Deathwing Knights (16%)

240 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageStrong

Answers 4 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringStrong

11 scoring bodies, 89 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 6 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerAdequate

Average T4.8, 4.0 W per model and 5 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

86weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-hordep97 ×.2

Anti-infantryp95 ×.2

Anti-elitep91 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-horde is the clearest answer here; Reach is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package2 read

Detachment ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Detachment

Masters of Manoeuvre

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

TALON STRIKE1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,980(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 11
Largest single investment: Deathwing Knights(12%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeIntercessor Squad15%
17 units contribute
anti-infantryDeathwing Knights14%
17 units contribute
anti-eliteDeathwing Knights16%
17 units contribute
anti-armourDeathwing Knights19%
17 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike6
FLY5
Anti-VEHICLE3
Anti-MONSTER1
Battleline2

Leader groups

Azrael → Intercessor Squad
Captain in Gravis Armour → Eradicator Squad with Heavy Bolters
Captain with Jump Pack → Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs
Chaplain with Jump Pack → Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs
Ancient → Intercessor Squad

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

9Good4Possible5Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

A Grievous Blow
A Tempting Target
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Defend Stronghold
No Prisoners
Overwhelming Force
Secure No Man's Land

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Forward Position
Plunder

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Outflank

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.